Lenexa’s 30th annual Spinach Festival coming up September 7

Lenexa isn’t home to many spinach farms anymore, but its annual spinach festival continues to grow. City officials are expecting more than 10,000 people at the 30th annual Lenexa Spinach Festival, September 7 at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park.

On the family-friendly festival’s agenda: Live music, contests for baby crawling and rock skipping, art and antique booths, wine and craft beer and, of course, lots of food made with spinach. That includes a world record-breaking salad made with 150 pounds of Popeye’s favorite leafy green.

With that much spinach around, it’s no surprise that The Sailor Man will be hanging out for photo ops between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (Olive Oyl will be there, too).

The festival’s annual spinach recipe contest will be judged by Fox 4 reporter Matt Stewart and Chow Town contributors

Enterprise reporter Sarah Gish writes dining and bar guides for Ink magazine. She also contributes regularly to Chow Town and writes a monthly cooking story for The Star’s Food section. Contact her via email at sarah@inkkc.com or tweet @sarah_gish.